US4724057A - Process of pretreatment prior to paint coating - Google Patents

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US4724057A
US4724057A US06/844,041 US84404186A US4724057A US 4724057 A US4724057 A US 4724057A US 84404186 A US84404186 A US 84404186A US 4724057 A US4724057 A US 4724057A
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Hiroo Ebisawa
Hiroyoshi Nozaki
Hirofumi Hara
Masaru Abe
Katsumi Sekiguchi
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05DPROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D3/00Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D3/06Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by exposure to radiation
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C71/00After-treatment of articles without altering their shape; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C71/0009After-treatment of articles without altering their shape; Apparatus therefor using liquids, e.g. solvents, swelling agents
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05DPROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D3/00Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D3/14Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by electrical means
    • B05D3/141Plasma treatment
    • B05D3/142Pretreatment
    • B05D3/144Pretreatment of polymeric substrates
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C59/00Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C59/14Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor by plasma treatment
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05DPROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D2201/00Polymeric substrate or laminate
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05DPROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05D3/00Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials
    • B05D3/10Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials by other chemical means
    • B05D3/101Pretreatment of polymeric substrate
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29KINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2023/00Use of polyalkenes or derivatives thereof as moulding material

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  • the present invention relates to a process of pretreating an object prior to painting, and more particularly to a process of pretreating an object made of polyolefin such as polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) before it is coated with paint.
  • PE polyethylene
  • PP polypropylene
  • Polyolefin is widely used to make various products since it is lightweight, highly resistant to chemicals, and excellent in mechanical strength.
  • Examples of such polyolefin products are automobile parts such as interior and exterior decorative members, bodies, and bumpers.
  • Objects made of polyolefin are highly advantageous since various complex shapes of integral structure can be produced efficiently by a suitable molding process such as injection molding.
  • polyolefin articles are excellent in many respects, they have found only partial use as components that are required to be painted, such as automobile bodies and interior and exterior decorative parts, because a paint film coated directly on a polyolefin member for better appearance is poor in peel strength.
  • the pretreatment process performed under the foregoing conditions has, however, failed to achieve the desired adhesion strength of the paint film.
  • the surface layer of the product is rendered brittle due to the swelling thereof.
  • the coating film firmly attaches to the swollen surface, the peel strength of the coating film is lowered.
  • a chlorine-based organic solvent there are certain handling problems particularly in wastewater treatment and process operation control.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for pretreating a polyolefin product, or object, prior to painting, the process allowing wastewater treatment and process operation to be controlled relatively easily in the step of washing the polyolefin product.
  • a process for pretreating a polyolefin product prior to applying a paint coating to the product comprising the steps of washing the surface of the polyolefin product with an organic solvent containing fluorine, and thereafter performing a plasma treatment on the surface of the polyolefin product.
  • the polyolefin or polyolefin mixture is mixed with an antioxidant and a thermal stabilizer, and the resultant mixture is pelletized.
  • the pellets are then molded by, for example, an extrusion molding process to manufacture a molded product.
  • the surface of the molded product is washed by contacting the surface with an organic solvent containing fluorine and which is in a liquid or a gaseous state.
  • organic solvent containing fluorine examples include CCl 2 F--CCl 2 F, CCl 2 F--CClF 2 , and the like. These organic solvents may be used separately or as a mixture and may be diluted with a solvent such as ethanol, acetone, methylene chloride, trichloroethane. In the event that the fluorine-containing organic solvent is diluted, it should preferably comprise 50 weight % or more of the mixture.
  • the molded product is washed at room temperature if the solvent is in the liquid state.
  • the temperature at which the molded product is washed should be selected so as to maintain the vapor pressure of the solvent normally in the range of from 0.1 to 2 kg/cm 2 depending on the boiling point of the solvent used.
  • the molded product is typically washed for a time period ranging from 10 to 300 seconds.
  • the surface of the molded product is subjected to a plasma treatment.
  • the atmospheric gas useful in the plasma treatment includes air, hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, compounds containing fluorine, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, argon, and mixtures of these. However, a gas composed primarily of oxygen is preferred from the standpoint of treatment efficiency.
  • Plasma treating conditions vary depending on the type of plasma treatment used, the configuration of the product to be treated, and other factors as will be understood by those skilled in the art.
  • oxygen employed as the plasma treating gas
  • the plasma treatment is normally performed under a vacuum in the range of from 0.3 to 5.0 Torr at a frequency of 2,450 ⁇ 10 MHz and for a period of time ranging from 5 to 300 seconds.
  • a product molded of resin is washed with the fluorine-containing organic solvent and set in a plasma treatment chamber.
  • the chamber is then filled with atmospheric gas as referred to above, and thereafter a plasma is produced in the chamber to effect plasma treatment on the surface of the molded product.
  • the molded product thus obtained is then coated with a urethane paint, for example, using an ordinary paint coating method which can provide a coating of paint of a suitable thickness.
  • the final painted product may be used, for example, as an automobile interior or exterior decorative component, body, bumper or the like.
  • the polyolefin products employed in the inventive and comparative processes were flat plates (having a size of 80 ⁇ 160 ⁇ 2 mm) extrusion-molded from a resin compound comprising ethylene-propylene block copolymer (containing 8 weight % of ethylene), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), ethylene propylene rubber (EPR), and talc.
  • a resin compound comprising ethylene-propylene block copolymer (containing 8 weight % of ethylene), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), ethylene propylene rubber (EPR), and talc.
  • Plasma treatment was performed under the following conditions:
  • Example 1 the product was washed with a vapor of CCl 2 F--CClF 2 (having a vapor pressure of 1.0 kg/cm 2 ) for 60 seconds.
  • Example 8 and 9 the product was washed by being immersed in CCl 2 F--CClF 2 /acetone (at a weight ratio of 70/30) or CCl 2 F--CClF 2 for 60 seconds at 25° C.
  • Comparative Example 1 the product was washed with a vapor of 1,1,1-trichloroethane (having a vapor pressure of 1.0 kg/cm 2 ) for 60 seconds.
  • Plasma treatment apparatus used Microwave plasma treatment apparatus manufactured by Toshiba Corp. (Type TMZ-2026M)
  • the peel strength was measured by making a cut in the coated films for a width of 1 cm and testing the coated films on the Instron type tensile machine at a tensile rate of 30 mm/min.
  • the coated films were measured for resistance to hot water by immersing them in water of 40° C. for 240 hours and testing them in a check pattern.
  • the paint films coated on the product surfaces pretreated using the process of the present invention have much better peel strength and resistance to hot water than paint films on the product surfaces pretreated using a conventional process.
  • the surface of a polyolefin product is treated with a fluorine-containing, or fluorinated, organic solvent. Using this solvent, the surface of the polyolefin product is washed to remove oil therefrom without being substantially swollen or roughened. As a result, the product surface is not excessively etched by the plasma treatment, and hence the subsequently coated paint film will have greater peeling strength than possible with the conventional pretreatment process.
  • the use of the fluorine-containing organic solvent is also advantageous in that wastewater and process operation can be more easily controlled than when a chlorine-based solvent such as trichloroethane is used.

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